Kawasaki KX-7R Back then we rode 600s or 750s and dreamed of a big GSX-R, even though we couldn’t master what we had. 20 years on our dream machines are cheap as chips. Abused, neglected,
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Road Test: Yamaha RD twins
Yamaha RD twin test And their image wasn’t the slightest bit tarnished by their close familial ties with Yamaha’s production racers. Not for nothing were Yamaha’s road twins appended by the prefix RD, meaning race
Read moreRoad Test: Suzuki GT500
Suzuki GT500 In the space of just 10 years, spanning the 60-70s, Suzuki’s T500 twin turned evolution on its head. What was launched as the hottest high-performance two-stroke twin on the block ended up as
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Eighties icon: Honda CBR600 Honda's engineers had to learn the hard way that the combination of performance, flexibility and nimble handling that has become their byword had to be developed both on the road and
Read moreWorkshop: Suzuki GT750: part three
Suzuki GT750 engine’s back… Rod's now getting within touching distance of finishing our overhaul. Still a lot to be done, but the engin'es now in place… Step-by-step images and captions can be viewed in the
Read moreBuying Guide: Kawasaki Z650
Kawasaki Z650 When Ben Inamura and his team gave the world the Z1 it was a spectacular delivery. If you remember that period of the 70s, the very sight of a Z1 was like a
Read moreBuying Guide: Buying a race replica
Suzuki GSX-R750RR Honda’s CB900F was a bike built as the basis for an AMA super bike racer. And the CB1100R that followed in 1981 was so special that its runaway race success was boring. But it was the
Read moreWorkshop: Suzuki GT750: part two
Suzuki GT750 workshop rebuild Step-by-step images and captions are available in the image gallery. View Suzuki GT750: part one View Suzuki GT750: part three View Suzuki GT750: part four Picture one: First I'm going to
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Suzuki GT750 – finished at last Visit the image gallery for pics and step-by-step instructions. View Suzuki GT750 part one View Suzuki GT750: part two View Suzuki GT750: part three Picture one: After finishing off
Read moreRoad Test: Suzuki RE5 v Norton Classic
Norton Classic and Suzuki RE5 On the face of it, rotary engines are an excellent idea for motorcycles. Relatively compact and light, it’s feasible that they could power small, agile, high performance bikes. And they
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